There is no shortage of former Jets and Giants who made their marks on recent Super Bowls. Darrelle Revis won Super Bowl XLIX with the New England Patriots in 2015. Odell Beckham Jr. caught a touchdown for the Los Angeles Rams in their Super Bowl LVI victory in 2022. In that same game, then-Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Eli Apple was cooked by Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp, including for the game-winning touchdown. In 2023, Kadarius Toney delivered a record-setting 65-yard punt return and caught a touchdown for the Kansas City Chiefs in their Super Bowl LVII win — mere months after being traded by the Giants. And last year, Mecole Hardman caught the game-winning touchdown in overtime of the Chiefs’ LVIII victory — mere months after being traded by the Jets. While the Jets and Giants missed the playoffs again this year, another one of their former players could emerge as the latest Super Bowl hero this February. Here are notable former Jets and Giants in the 2025 NFL playoffs. SAQUON BARKLEY, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES The Giants’ decision last spring to let Barkley test free agency — and ultimately sign a three-year, $37.5 million deal with the hated Eagles — aged very poorly very quickly for Big Blue. Barkley, 27, delivered a season for the ages, rushing for 2,005 yards for a Philly team that went 14-3, won the NFC East and enters the playoffs as the conference’s No. 2 seed. It was only the ninth 2,000-yard season in NFL history. Barkley could have set the single-season rushing record — he was 101 yards away — had the Eagles not decided to rest him in Week 18 against his former team. The only way letting Barkley go could look worse for the Giants? If the former No. 2 overall pick leads the Eagles to the second Super Bowl title in franchise history. SAM DARNOLD, MINNESOTA VIKINGS It took seven years for Darnold to look the part of the franchise quarterback the Jets drafted him to be with the No. 3 pick in 2018, but everything clicked for him this season in Minnesota. Darnold, 27, blew past his career bests with 4,319 passing yards, 35 passing touchdowns and a 102.5 passer rating in leading the Vikings to a 14-3 record and the NFC’s No. 5 seed. He excelled in coach Kevin O’Connell’s QB-friendly system and with Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison and T.J. Hockenson to throw to. Darnold’s performance in his first postseason as a starter will help dictate how much money he gets this offseason — from the Vikings or someone else. Sam Darnold delivered a career-best season for the 14-3 Vikings. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) DANIEL JONES, MINNESOTA VIKINGS Two postseasons ago, Jones and the Giants upset the Vikings in the wild-card round. On Tuesday, the Vikings added the former Giants quarterback to their active roster in the lead-up to these playoffs’ wild-card round. The Vikings signed Jones, 27, to their practice squad in November, shortly after the Giants cut their onetime franchise quarterback during the second season of his four-year, $160 million contract. It is unclear if Jones would be the next man up if something happened to Darnold or if Nick Mullens remains Minnesota’s No. 2 quarterback. XAVIER MCKINNEY, GREEN BAY PACKERS Most of the attention last offseason centered on Giants general manager Joe Schoen letting Barkley walk, but his decision to part ways with the former second-round pick McKinney similarly backfired. The playmaking safety ranked second in the NFL with eight interceptions in the first season of a four-year, $67 million contract with Green Bay. McKinney, 26, recorded an interception in each of his first five games and also totaled 88 tackles, 11 passes defended and a sack. Xavier McKinney (#29) had eight interceptions in his first season with the Packers. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) MEKHI BECTON, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Becton struggled with injury and inconsistency throughout his four years with the Jets, who drafted him No. 11 overall in 2020 to be their franchise left tackle. His departure last offseason commanded minimal fanfare, as did the one-year prove-it contract he signed with the Eagles. But the 6-7 Becton moved to right guard and thrived with Philly, helping to open lanes for Barkley during the latter’s historic season. Pro Football Focus ranked Becton as the 21st best guard in the NFL and gave him its 19th highest run-blocking grade. KEVIN ZEITLER, DETROIT LIONS Another guard who excelled for one of the NFL’s best rushing attacks was Zeitler, who spent 2019-20 with the Giants. PFF graded Zeitler, 34, as the third-best guard in the NFL and as the second-best run blocker. His presence proved important for a Lions offense that led the NFL with 33.2 points per game and averaged 146.4 rushing yards. Lions running backs Jahmyr Gibbs (16) and David Montgomery (12) both scored double-digit rushing touchdowns and combined for nearly 2,200 yards on the ground. The Giants, who have struggled for a decade to fix their offensive line, released Zeitler in 2021 in a cost-saving move. OTHERS Bryce Huff disappointed with only 2.5 sacks in 13 games after leaving the Jets in the offseason for a three-year, $51 million contract with the Eagles, but the linebacker recently returned from midseason wrist surgery. Former Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard carved out a nice role in his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, catching 32 passes for 334 yards and a touchdown. Sterling Shepard became a steady target for the Buccaneers after eight years with the Giants. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) Ben Bredeson, who spent the previous three seasons with the Giants, started all 17 games this year with Tampa and was rated by PFF as the NFL’s 91st-best guard. Mike Williams caught nine passes in nine games after being traded from the Jets to the Pittsburgh Steelers in November, but his lone touchdown reception was a game-winner. Zach Wilson, whom the Jets drafted No. 2 overall in 2021, is the Denver Broncos’ third-string quarterback and did not take a snap this season. A more consequential ex-Jet on the Broncos is defensive tackle John Franklin-Myers, who had seven sacks and 40 tackles in his first season since leaving New York. Jamison Crowder, who played three seasons with the Jets from 2019-21 and did not make the Giants’ roster in 2023, caught nine passes for 72 yards and two touchdowns with the Washington Commanders. James Bradberry, a standout cornerback for the Giants from 2020-21, remains employed by the Eagles but spent the entire season on IR after suffering a lower-leg injury during an August practice.